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Date Mine Name Location Industry Disaster Cause Killed Report
07/10/1902 Rolling Mill View the planets for this day Johnstown, PA Coal Explosion 112 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/05/1944 Powhatan View the planets for this day Powhatan Point, OH Coal Fire 66 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/15/1940 Sonman View the planets for this day Portage, PA Coal Explosion 63 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/15/1902 Daly West/Ontario View the planets for this day Park City, UT MNM Asphyxiation 34
07/14/1939 Duvin View the planets for this day Providence, KY Coal Explosion 28 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1947 Old Ben No. 8 View the planets for this day West Frankfort, IL Coal Explosion 27 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/15/1911 Sykesville View the planets for this day Sykesville, PA Coal Explosion 21 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/15/1937 Baker View the planets for this day Sullivan, IN Coal Explosion 20 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/09/1942 Pursglove No. 2 View the planets for this day Pursglove, WV Coal Explosion 20 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1916 Waterworks Tunnel View the planets for this day Cleveland, OH MNM Explosion 20
07/24/1912 Superba and Lemont View the planets for this day Evans Station, PA Coal Inundation 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/23/1892 York Farm View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Coal Explosion 15 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/27/1948 King View the planets for this day Princeton, IN Coal Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/10/1941 Acmar No. 6 View the planets for this day Acmar, AL Coal Explosion 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/30/1948 Edgewater View the planets for this day Birmingham, AL Coal Explosion 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1924 Gates No. 1 View the planets for this day Brownsville, PA Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/03/1872 Atwater Slope View the planets for this day Atwater, OH Coal Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/10/1879 Standard View the planets for this day Bodie, CA MNM Explosives 10
07/07/1912 Eureka Pit View the planets for this day Ely, NV MNM Explosives 10
07/23/1925 Rockwood View the planets for this day Rockwood, TN Coal Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/06/1909 Toller View the planets for this day Tollerville, CO Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/22/1972 Blacksville No. 1 View the planets for this day Blacksville, WV Coal Fire 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/17/1935 Van Lear No. 155 View the planets for this day Van Lear, KY Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/19/1920 Renton No. 3 View the planets for this day Renton, PA Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/21/1926 Dixie View the planets for this day Moffat, AL Coal Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/30/1915 Patterson No. 2 View the planets for this day Elizabeth, PA Coal Mine Cars 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/27/1915 United Coal No. 1 View the planets for this day Christopher, IL Coal Explosion 9
07/08/1919 Lansford Colliery View the planets for this day Lansford, PA Coal Explosion 8
07/17/1917 Three Forks Quarry View the planets for this day Trident, MT MNM Explosives 8
07/16/1912 Carbon Hill View the planets for this day Gayton, VA Coal Explosion 8
07/11/1912 Panama View the planets for this day Moundsville, WV Coal Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/07/1887 Sturgeon River View the planets for this day Metropolitan, MI MNM Inundation 8
07/26/1920 Sublet No. 6 View the planets for this day Sublet, WY Coal Explosives 8
07/17/1894 West No. 1 Slope View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Coal Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/03/1926 Pettebone No. 6 View the planets for this day Kingston, PA Coal Roof Fall 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/14/1914 Balkan View the planets for this day Palatka, MI MNM Inundation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/23/1966 Siltix View the planets for this day Mt. Hope, WV Coal Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/11/1877 Brookfield View the planets for this day Brookfield, OH Coal Asphyxiation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1876 Black Diamond View the planets for this day Nortonville, CA Coal Explosion 6
07/18/1919 Carswell View the planets for this day Kimball, WV Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/15/1908 Williamstown View the planets for this day Williamstown, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/06/1905 Fuller View the planets for this day Searights, PA Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/28/1944 Brilliant No. 2 View the planets for this day Brilliant, NM Coal Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/01/1938 Praco No. 7 View the planets for this day Praco, AL Coal Rock Fall 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1899 Grindstone View the planets for this day Grindstone, PA Coal Explosion 5
07/24/1952 Arizona Concrete View the planets for this day Maricopa City, AZ MNM Bin Collapse 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/05/1905 Tidewater View the planets for this day Vivian, WV Coal Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1919 Hecla View the planets for this day Burke, ID MNM Hoisting 5
07/12/1923 Sloss No. 1 View the planets for this day Bessemer, AL MNM Pwd Haulage 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/16/1950 Lark, U.S. Smelting View the planets for this day Lark, UT MNM Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/14/1930 Glenn View the planets for this day Lost Chance, CA MNM Fire 5
07/28/1967 Princess No. 1 View the planets for this day David, KY Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/02/1906 Keystone View the planets for this day Keystone, WV Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/19/1906 Dixon-Pocahontas View the planets for this day Welch, WV Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/16/1902 Berwind-White No. 4 View the planets for this day Windber, PA Coal Explosives 4
07/07/1977 P and P No. 2 View the planets for this day St. Charles, VA Coal Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1977 Chetopa View the planets for this day Graysville, AL Coal Hoisting 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/06/1906 Mill Creek View the planets for this day Coopers, WV Coal Roof Fall 3
07/09/1986 Orient No. 6 View the planets for this day Waltonville, IL Coal Roof Fall 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/16/1971 Hilmar No. 1 View the planets for this day Ashers Fork, KY Coal Roof Fall 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/01/1879 Yellow Jacket View the planets for this day Virginia City, NV MNM Fire 3
07/31/1990 Granny Rose View the planets for this day Barbourville, KY Coal Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/11/1967 Jewell Smokeless View the planets for this day Vansant, VA Coal Pwd Haulage 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/15/1997 Seaboard No. 2 View the planets for this day Jewell Ridge, VA Coal Roof Fall 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/31/2000 Willow Creek View the planets for this day Helper, UT Coal Explosion/Fire 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/19/2007 Nome Operations View the planets for this day Nome, AK MNM Machinery 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1995 L.V. No. 4 Slope View the planets for this day Keffers, PA Coal Fall of Rib 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/28/1984 Nevada Moly View the planets for this day Women Icon Tonopah, NV MNM Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/17/1996 Bullitt Stone View the planets for this day Women Icon Shepherdsville, KY MNM Sliding Material 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/21/2011 Navajo View the planets for this day Women Icon Fruitland, NM Coal Pwd Haulage 1
07/03/1983 Homer City View the planets for this day Homer City, PA Coal Explosion 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/10/1917 Rock Salt View the planets for this day Ithaca, NY MNM Explosion 1
07/08/1997 Neverson Quarry View the planets for this day Women Icon Bailey, NC MNM Pwd Haulage 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/2002 Quecreek View the planets for this day Friedens, PA Coal Inundation 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/30/1911 White Oak View the planets for this day Villa Heights, MO MNM Roof Fall 0
07/02/1928 Locust Springs View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Coal Inundation 0
 
 
 

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